Game 2: AT #16 University of Louisville, Sunday, November 13th, 2 PM, NBC Sports Washington Plus

[Cedric Dempsey]

Love the heart and effort. Love the fact that our freshmen are getting experience like this, but, we lost the game. You play to win.

They did play to win and you were the clown that called for a 35 pt hammering.

 

[Patriotsince81]

They did play to win and you were the clown that called for a 35 pt hammering.

You are right. No argument here. I was wrong.

 

[Patriotsince81]

We're tougher than I gave us credit for, must be a hangover from the virus.

 

[Cedric Dempsey]

You are right. No argument here. I was wrong.

You gave up on them from square one in a huge way. Lecture others about execution. “Play to win” my a**.

 

[GMUgemini]

I think had Otis been on, the outcome of this game might have been different.

 

[Herndon]

Btw, this program is very much still in the "moral victories" phase.

I consider this a moral victory. Until we have one senior that was recruited by Paulsen, I'm ok with moral victories.

 

[Cedric Dempsey]

I think had Otis been on, the outcome of this game might have been different.

They worked Otis to exhaustion. Multiple subs and switches made his day brutal. One cover had 5” on him.

 

[MasonSAE4]

They worked Otis to exhaustion. Multiple subs and switches made his day brutal. One cover had 5” on him.

He also wasn't looking to shoot most of the time because he knew it would get swatted into row F. Even when he did shoot they were floaters just to get them high enough.

 

[gmutom]

Proud of our guys today. They weren't intimidated by their players or the atmosphere. I was really impressed with Kier's penetration, and Grayer took another step toward being one of the top players in the A10.

Sometimes these early games against ranked teams can backfire with a young team, but I really think our players can use use this as a springboard both mentally and physically knowing they can hang with anybody if they stick with the game plan offensively and defensively.

 

[GMUgemini]

They worked Otis to exhaustion. Multiple subs and switches made his day brutal. One cover had 5” on him.

This is true. But when that happens, you have to knock down the shots they give you and he missed the few open looks he had.

I think the entire team ran out of gas at the end, which is what accounted for the margin. But this is a game that next year they'll be able to point to as one that can give them confidence in a tight game against a superior opponent (think Michigan State in 2005).

It seems like the one person we really miss right now is Newman. How many minutes would he have played as the first option off the bench at basically three positions?

 

[MasonCrew]

Proud of our guys today. They weren't intimidated by their players or the atmosphere. I was really impressed with Kier's penetration, and Grayer took another step toward being one of the top players in the A10.

I mentioned one of Kier's missed free throws but didn't meant to detract from his overall play. He had a great game and looked very improved this year. Boyd, too. I also think Mar is going to be something very, very special. AJ needs to be a bit more patient.

 

[GMUgemini]

I mentioned one of Kier's missed free throws but didn't meant to detract from his overall play. He had a great game and looked very improved this year. Boyd, too. I also think Mar is going to be something very, very special. AJ needs to be a bit more patient.

One question mark about the offseason (how much improvement to expect from Boyd and Kier) has been answered.

 

[Falco]

We played good but at the end of the day we lost. I'm sure the team is going to be practicing free throws!

Positives:
Grayer has a sweet stroke!
Mar is legit
Kier is a changed man.
Looks like the game has slowed down for Boyd
No way Otis Has many nights like this.

 

[Pikapppatri8]

This is true. But when that happens, you have to knock down the shots they give you and he missed the few open looks he had.

I think the entire team ran out of gas at the end, which is what accounted for the margin. But this is a game that next year they'll be able to point to as one that can give them confidence in a tight game against a superior opponent (think Michigan State in 2005).

It seems like the one person we really miss right now is Newman. How many minutes would he have played as the first option off the bench at basically three positions?

Yeah we all miss Newman.....

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[Patriotsince81]

You gave up on them from square one in a huge way. Lecture others about execution. “Play to win” my a**.

I manned up and admitted I was wrong. We'll just agree, you are a dick.

 

[Cedric Dempsey]

I manned up and admitted I was wrong. We'll just agree, you are a dick.

It’s Richard to you.

 

[NewPatriot]

Congratulations on a well fought game! Paulsen is an excellent coach!

 

[masonjoe]

Congratulations on a well fought game! Paulsen is an excellent coach!

Shut up DJ3

 

[masonjoe]

We stayed in this just long enough to make the loss hurt.

Must be because we all overvalued Calixte and AJ right, professor Gunnie?

 

[NewPatriot]

Shut up DJ3

You shut up...who is DJ3?